It's official now! Here is the press release from 02 Jan 2003

http://www.lotuscars.com/press_release.html

 

You can always get the Elise here in the States. In fact you could get a better version of it from a company in Florida, Sun International. You get the looks of the Elise with the reliability and powere of the Honda V-Tec motor and drivetrain. Has to be alot better than the Rover motor.... But yes this version will cost you a little bit more!

http://www.renaultsport.com/pr_els01.html

 

Love that elise/type r hybrid... its a badass ride. It destroyed a mustang cobra in every category when SCC compared them.